Historical Marker

Big Spring

Cash · Gordon County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Big Spring fed a lake where Union divisions under Hovey and Judah camped on May 17-18, 1864 while marching south after Resaca, forming the left wing of Sherman's advance toward the Etowah River.

About this site

Big Spring is a historical marker in Cash, Gordon County, erected in 1953. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Gordon County, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.4919, -84.8216 near Cash. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blackstock Southern Heritage Agricultural Museum (museum), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Sonoraville Cemetery, and Old Sonora P.O. Now Sonoraville.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.4919, -84.8216 · Cash, Gordon County

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Nearby in Gordon County

Cemetery

Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery

Sonoraville

Museum

Blackstock Southern Heritage Agricultural Museum

Old Sonora P.O. Now Sonoraville

Sonoraville · 1959

Cemetery

Haven of Rest Memorial Park Cemetery